IMPROVE YOUR WILLPOWER - part 2‼️
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To be able to IMPROVE your willpower we first have to understand what it is. willpower is a response that comes from BOTH the brain and the body.
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Read step 1️⃣, 2️⃣➕3️⃣ in my last post ☺️
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4️⃣ Meditate (for as little as 8 weeks):
Meditation has been linked to increasing the reserve of willpower we have available, as well as IMPROVING ATTENTION, focus, stress management and self-awareness.
➕ it doesn’t take a lifetime of practice❗️ brain changes have been observed after eight weeks of brief daily meditation training.
5️⃣ Better exercise and nutrition: The most ignored route to higher willpower‼️
A great way to train the 🧠 BRAIN, that is easily undervalued, yet can make you a lot more resilient to stress, and thus boost willpower, is regular PHYSICAL exercise. Both relaxing, mindful exercise like yoga and INTENSE physical training can provide these benefits.
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What you feed your body affects how much ENERGY the prefrontal cortex has to work with. This is why NUTRITION is so important:
Something as simple as eating a more plant-based, less-processed diet makes energy more available to brain and can improve EVERY aspect of willpower.
The two last points will make you feel better as well. Exercise in particular is known for making us happy by releasing ENDORPHINS - which tend to minimize the discomfort of exercise, block the feeling of pain and are even associated with a feeling of EUPHORIA.
6️⃣ Postpone things for later to gain focus on what’s important now:
Postponing something you really shouldn’t have can be effective if you’re trying to break a BAD HABIT. In Willpower: people who tell themselves “not now, but later,” are generally less tormented by the temptation of something they are trying to AVOID.
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➡️ How strong is your WILLPOWER⁉️
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#willpower#brainstrength#befocused#selfimprovement at Monachil, Andalucia, Spain

I want to share a breakthrough with you that recently happened to me around the fear of visibility. It showed me just how stubborn those subconscious fears can be.
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This fear of visibility is basically a fear of success. A fear of that keeps us safe... and small. When we keep playing smaller than we’re capable of, we prevent ourselves from living out our mission in life.
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In my own work, I’ve realised that I’d been avoiding certain strategies to reach a bigger audience... things that have been on my to-do list for about 5 YEARS! I truly thought that I had overcome the fear of visibility in my first business, Juicy Copy. But here I am, realising that there was a deeper level of BS holding me back. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Being visible requires vulnerability. Period. Let’s figure out why you might fear visibility - and how you can overcome your fears and start making a bigger impact with your work.
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I’ll be going live every Monday inside the Big Creative Fun Facebook group with energy alignment practitioner and creative entrepreneur Sarah Ripper to answer your questions on releasing the energetic blocks to making money doing the work you love most - come join in the fun!
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P.S. Did you miss my epic webinar today on how I hit my $20k+ income goal by committing to my art?? DM me and I’ll send you the replay! 💕
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#healthybodyhealthymind#brainfuel#mindsetmatters#mindsetshift#thoughtsarethings#positivemindset#growthmindset#diet#brainstrength#openupyourmind#wordsoftruth#mindsetofgreatness#creativelifecoach#findjoyeveryday#confidence#selfimprovement#creativebadass#breakthrough#ahamoment at Honolulu, Hawaii

It is a new year! Have you added meditation to any of your daily tasks? It is known to help us in many ways, including lowering chronic pain and anxiety, assisting with brain and heart health, and encouraging mood and immunity improvement. Read more: https://www.brainhealthdoctor.com/blog/ at Florida

Are you a Robot?
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Observation is a dying skill with great importance.
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Observation requires the ability to notice, to problem solve, and to be independent. —
Current trends are to become reliant on given instructions. This leads to dependency on others, instant gratification of completing tasks, and inability to create and innovate.
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Robots are designed to follow instructions, to do as they're told. Humans are designed to think for themselves, be independent.
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Are you a Human or a Robot?
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Learn more about this concept, why it's so important, what it means as far as human movement, and how to apply it at a Movement for Therapists course.
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Join us:
Hong Kong May 7-8
Seoul, Korea September 14-15
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Register at www.Strength-Therapy.com
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You’ll never get big muscles from sitting on the couch all day... Your mind muscles, just like your physical muscles, need resistance; they need challenges that stretch their limits and in so doing, grow their focus fibers. Below we outline exercises that will beef up your focus so that you can start lifting heavier and heavier cognitive loads.
#endurance#agility#brainstrength#focusisthekey#trainurbrain#nutritioncoach#consistency

Happy Saturday
This past year I constantly had to remind myself to breathe .
It might seem like an impossible task—to relax and stay positive during one of the most challenging times that deal with a injury !
During that time of surgery and recovery I decided to put as much effort into my mental recovery as I did my physical recovery!
If you’ve ever been injured, you know that sometimes your body is healed before your confidence is. Your brain needs its own physical therapy to get back to the confidence and composure you felt before you got injured.
One of the most amazing things about dedicating yourself to working on your mental fitness during your injury recovery is that all of those mental skills that help you develop your mental toughness continue to help you post injury as well.
Coming back from injury can make it difficult not to gauge your feelings of success based on what you were able to do before you were injured. Additionally, one of the greatest challenges you face when injured is dealing with the setbacks that come along the way. Facing a setback right at that moment when you finally feel like you are making progress can feel devastating. This requires you to master the skill of goal adjustment. Your ability to adjust your goals and redefine what it means to be successful in that moment is imperative for keeping your head up and putting one foot in front of the other. Everyday I continue to work harder to become a better version of Me ! Being Fit And Getting Fitter is my Life commitment .. #recovery#necksurgery#oneyear#progress#neverquit#mentalstrength#brainstrength#mental#strong#ybmh#fitover50#fitfam#fitmom#strongwomen#hearmerawr#rawr#getfit#befit#lifetimecommitment#motivation#abs#pushups#cantstopme at Gold's Gym

Tu músculo más importante 😉 entrénalo a diario 💪🏻 📚 lee, conversa, aprende, juega juegos de inteligencia, rétalo con números 😉 #brainstrength#smartisthenewsexy#inteligenciaessexy#menteycuerpo@Regrann from @skiman.factual.fitness - Comment below "BRAIN STRENGTH" if you enjoy the content/post.
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*TRAIN YOUR BRAIN LIKE A MUSCLE* by @skiman.factual.fitness
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1) Converse more.
-Talk with a colleague, or just a complete stranger. Ask questions, be inquisitive. Anything that can get your brain thinking of something new. New is good for the brain as it fires new responses and signals in the brain.
2) Read more.
This doesn't mean on your smartphone or tablet btw. By analyzing words, the sentence structure puts our minds in a imaginary state. We visualize what a certain place may look like, what it may feel like to accomplish a certain task we are learning about. Visualization is very powerful for the mind, a lot of what we can picture as future thoughts sometimes becomes reality.
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3) Never stop learning.
-Just like exercising whenever you don't use your muscles they atrophy, same thing happens whenever the mind is not being used. Try something like learning a new skill or a new language. Subscribe to a new "word of the day" site, I'm sure there's apps out there today to bring these to your smartphone daily and it only takes a few minutes.
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4) Play thinking games.
-I don't mean, like Call of Duty, World of War Craft etc... Something like crossword puzzles, regular puzzles. Anything that will get your brain in finding solutions.
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5) Challenge you mind with numbers.
-Try figuring out your macros and your diet and nutrition without an app, haha! Actually this is a good example of not using calculators, apps, smartphones etc... Instead try figuring out the correct solution in your head and then double check it with a calculator later. Unless your every day job is dealing with numbers we are usually out of the loop.
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Hope that helps!
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If you made it this far please comment below "BRAIN STRENGTH" as it helps at Caracas

“Of all the voices that tell you something in your life, your own may not only be the wisest, but also the hardest to listen to”. 👉🏼 @themartinrooney#rooneysrules .
How is your self talk? Positive or negative? 🤔 If you repeat something over and over to yourself, your subconscious mind will eventually begin to accept it as fact. So, next time the self talk is negative, catch yourself and change it to a positive. At first it may be difficult, but try, try again 🤗 at Training for Warriors Gold Coast

Creative thinking is our brain networks firing on all cylinders to make new neural connections
Creativity researcher Scott Barry Kaufman suggests that the entire creative process – preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification – requires interplay between three brain networks. The Imagination Network lights up when we think divergently, explore and engage with new ideas. The Executive Attention Network brings us back down to earth with practicalities and critical thinking. Our Salient Network allows us to toggle between imaginative and critical thinking, and to take in outside information, connect with past memories, and play with meaning making. When creative thinking happens, our brain lights up like a Christmas tree.
When experienced rap artists create spontaneously, they access their well-honed improvisation skills, their inner critic shuts off, they feel elation, and they report that the words flow from their lips like magic.
Though flow might seem magical, anyone can access it
Though flow might seem magical, anyone can access it. In creative work, our creative thinking can become so fluid that we lose our self-consciousness. We’ve hit the sweet spot, work becomes fun, and we access the full extent of our idea-generating, problem-solving awesomeness.
Great article on the brain and creativity!! http://openforideas.org/blog/2016/10/12/the-science-behind-creativity-what-happens-in-the-brain-and-why/

*Personal rant* Do you ever struggle for motivation? Today is one of those days...general feeling of unwell, and when I get in the studio, knowing I need to take product pictures but instead just want to lay my head on the bench and nap. Here are a few shots of my current favorites. Rest and relaxation is important... but so is fighting through the mental fits. Know you will have down days. #naturalhealing#fuckbigpharma#nopills#brainstrength#opal#topaz#quartz#peridot

Linear strength is limited and circular strength is infinite.
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Strength/Coordination day today! Some spiral presses were on the menu. Want to get humbled? Drop your press weight by 30 lbs and try this!🤯
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Very rarely do we straight press objects in life. Often times objects are moving and unstable and we need to be able to control them in a transitional state, meaning moving from a bent limb to a straight limb and vice versa.
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For my fellow neuro nerds and Kruse Elite members... I know you see it!! 🤓Brain Strength! 🧠
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1) Converse more. -Talk with a colleague, or just a complete stranger. Ask questions, be inquisitive. Anything that can get your brain thinking of something new. New is good for the brain as it fires new responses and signals in the brain
2) Read more This doesn't mean on your smartphone or tablet btw. By analyzing words, the sentence structure puts our minds in a imaginary state. We visualize what a certain place may look like, what it may feel like to accomplish a certain task we are learning about. Visualization is very powerful for the mind, a lot of what we can picture as future thoughts sometimes becomes reality.
3) Never stop learning. Just like exercising whenever you don't use your muscles they atrophy, same thing happens whenever the mind is not being used. Try something like learning a new skill or a new language. Subscribe to a new "word of the day" site, I'm sure there's apps out there today to bring these to your smartphone daily and it only takes a few minutes.
4) Play thinking games -I don't mean, like Call of Duty, World of War Craft etc... Something like crossword puzzles, regular puzzles Anything that will get your brain in finding solutions 5) Challenge you mind with numbers. -Try figuring out your macros and your diet and nutrition without an app, haha! Actually this is a good example of not using calculators, apps, smartphones etc... Instead try figuring out the correct solution in your head and then double check it with a calculator later. Unless your every day job is dealing with numbers we are usually out of the loop.
If you made it this far please comment below Brain strength as it helps me to see that i'm making a difference in your fitness goals.As always have a great day.
#brainstrength#goals#london#fitness#follow

What's your 9pm look like?
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Usually for me, I've just gotten my clothes ready for tomorrow, stretched, filled the diffuser and climbed into bed next to my hubby with a book...🧘🏻‍♀️🤓
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We're "old" like that lol, his friend calls us adorable...let's go with that lol 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’m talking about the athletes who reached their potential. Success is personal. You may play Division 1 sports but still not successful because your a fraction of what you could be. You may play 1 play a game in high school but your a mega success because nobody believed you would play past freshman year. Your success is completely personal and not dictated by what others think. Emotional intelligence is not a skill set for success; it’s a prerequisite. Have conversations with your teammates; ask them what they think about aspects of the game, listen to their feedback, make adjustments. Mature people communicate; immature people hold it inside then lash out on teammates and coaches for not understanding them. Be vulnerable, admit and work on your weaknesses. The difference between average and great teams is honesty.
#thefoundation#brainstrength#leadwithyourheart#checkyourego#emotionalintelligence at The Foundation

What are you focusing on? Our brains do what it is most familiar and comfortable with. If you tend to be negative than your brain becomes familiar with this pattern and continues to do this out of familiarity. The same applies if you are more of a positive optimistic thinker. The brain only does what it is most familiar with so what habits are you creating for your brain? #mentalhealth#brainstrength#lifecoach#optimistic#positivethinking#createnewhabits

When #lupus strikes again. Last week I was hospitalized for 6 days when Doctor sent me to ER for suspected kidney stone and it turned out to be so much more. I’ll spare the details of how terribly off my blood/urine labs are but what should have been a quick day of IV steroid dose to calm the flare turned into emergency surgery, a kidney biopsy, lupus nephritis, vasculitis, lupus attack on my pancreas and gallbladder, inflammation and fluid build up in my abdominal cavity and 12 grand mal seizures later. Picture up top was me post kidney biopsy where they found I also have a rare disease that has only effected 0.012% of the world’s population, ever. Possible Lymphoma (getting those results back on Thursday), arteriosclerosis and tubular atrophy. I was discharged two days ago and today I am writing a book on my journey about Lupus, teaching my daughter her AP classes since she is homeschooled, completed some of my own schoolwork, prepping my house for the opening of my preschool, did yoga, and decided to go through my library of books to see what to keep and what to exchange for new ones. The hospitalist said it is my #healthylifestyle , #determination, #yoga, and clean eating that brought me out of ICU as quick as I did considering the #trauma my #body endured and home ready to conquer the world. This journey of disease and health will one day find a balance.
Stay strong to all the #lupuswarrior, #chronicillness sufferers, and those with a (or in my case a few) #raredisease cases. Your #health does not define you. Your #strength does.
#healthymindhealthybody#cleaneating#positivity#brainstrength#seizures#life#rawphoto#natural

There’s something incredible about what mental health has become. Yesterday I posted about my anxiety and panic disorder journey and I couldn’t be anymore surprised, grateful and whole for the responses I received. According to Instagram analytics I have reach over 45,000 people/accounts 😩😭. I was always one to talk about my anxiety, it gave me peace for people to know rather than having people questioning why I was being weird or why I didn’t want to go out that night. As I got an influx of messages I became so filled up just knowing how many people were touched by my post. Just knowing that someone else survived through it can be SO helpful and that was my intention. My freshman year of college I talked about my anxiety so much with such high hopes that SOMEONE would just say omg SAME instead of ugh I’m sorry that sucks. I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU every single one of my followers are my “people” and you are ALL an inspiration to ME!! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU.
EATS: @thetoastedpinenut milk wayyyyz
#healthyandhappy#mentalhealth#mentallystrong#brainstrength#loandlemons#thefeedfeed#dailyfoodfeed#fuelyourbody#eatforhappiness#intuitiveeating#mentalhealthawareness